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Where does “o-” come from?

o- (Polish) comes from Old Polish o-, from Proto-Slavic o(b)- — over.

o- (Polish): prefix indicating a perfective verb

Definitions

  1. prefix indicating a perfective verb

Ancestry of “o-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polisho-—
2Proto-Slavico(b)-over

Words derived from “o-”

  • ocipieć
  • opierdolić
  • obrać
  • olać
  • olej
  • Olejnik
  • ogłowie
  • opalić
  • Opalach
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